Enrollment at state universities in Illinois has been showing a downward trend, including NIU, and officials from universities across the state are looking for reasons and solutions.NIU’s ten-day enrollment numbers were released Sept. 12 and with them...

The Editorial Board stands behind the university’s decision to wait until fall 2018 to begin the formal search for the next president.Wheeler Coleman, NIU Board of Trustee’s chairperson, and Dennis Barsema, the Board’s vice chairperson, sent out...

Editor's note: This report has been updated to include a complete quotation from acting President Lisa Freeman, which previously had a portion omitted. The quotation should be, "Diversity is at the core of our successful learning environment,” Freeman...

DeKALB — The Board of Trustees approved the guidelines request for Fiscal Year 2019 during Thursday’s meeting.Each year, officials seek the Board’s approval for the budget request guidelines that will be used to develop the university budget request...

DeKalb | Illinois higher education leadership has needed to answer difficult questions during the past few years; however, acting President Lisa Freeman has spent the majority of her life seeking answers to unsolved questions.Freeman is the first female...

TO: Acting President Lisa FreemanNIU is in a transitional period, which provides opportunities for new beginnings. Former President Doug Baker’s June 30 resignation and the circumstances surrounding it made it clear key deficiencies exist at NIU that...